The Magic of Looking Closely

I stepped out of my warm dry house early this morning and encountered Love. We have many dwellings –

we have many dwellings – and one Earth home

and one Earth home. Whom is, in so many places, still exquisitely beautiful. Like here –

still blooming, bright beacons on this rainy daycolors of a fleeting dreambending down close – the strawberry patchdroplets of rain studding clover like beadsflowerettes of broccoli October 13gratitude to Mother Earth – Pachamamasparkling magenta – so beautiful!strung along the branch like gemstones – the Magic of looking closelythrough the tall stand of stalks, leeks still in the earthsmall dried ear of corn like a little bird….lush, wet fall morning – close upThe stalwart gnome with his great pots of crystals smiles through every seasonchokecherry leaves gleamrain touseled lambs ear plus a single lilac leafthe magic of symmetrylooking closelyangles of light and shadow

Stepping out into the wet morning today was a flooding into all my senses. The incredible layers of scents and smells of herbs, ripe grapes, wood smoke and those unmistakable fallen leaves….the whirring and calling of many birds all in tune with the news of my backyard smorgasbord – vines sagging with ripe clusters of grapes, sunflower seed heads, elderberries and scattered seeds in the garden… robins, orioles, cedar waxwings, towhees, starlings, flickers, sparrows, chickadees, juncos…. their photo timing so fleeting but the joy still filled my heart as they gulped grapes, cracked sunflower seeds, lined up and into changing positions of readiness on the phone wire, swooping off in different directions through chilly air, sometimes seemingly unaware of me, their wings flapping so near my ears. Then I was left to look closely, at these gifts of this season, drenched with water from a day and night of rain storm. In midst of the turmoil and chaos in the world, there was grace. Here, was beauty. Here, Nature emulated unity and acceptance. And I was grateful, this morning, for that.

Thanks so much for reading. Yes, my broccoli plants are huge, and undaunted by aphids, etc. this year! So grateful. It is so nice to go out and still be able to find a handful of these baby flowerettes. I’m thinking of experimenting with the tender leaves before a hard freeze really finishes them off.

Pachamama’s Beautiful Food ~ Cooking with the Elements

Margaret Gilfoyle trained and received initiations from indigenous healers of Peru, Brazil and Ecuador during the last decade - her first introduction to the presence of PACHAMAMA, Mother Earth to the Quechuan speaking people of South America. “Their traditions and beliefs in the Feminine Spirit which lived within the Earth itself rang true and deep within me.”

Pachamama and the Creator offer their gifts freely and abundantly within the intricate, infinitely beautiful web of life. In gratefulness of receiving these, we can learn more fully the joy of giving reciprocally what we have to offer in return. We honor Pachamama as we assist nature and people in respectful, sustainable ways. Cooking with love and the intention of bringing energy of peaceful joy as meals are prepared makes even the simplest cuisine and dishes very special to friends and family sitting down at your table, and assists the Earth's energy to resonate with more love, your love.